HP PS850 4MP Digital Camera w/ 8x Optical Zoom Electronics

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Average Rating: Rating: - For those in doubt Despite a few bad reviews from people who don't read the directions on how to use this camera, I think that this is the best camera I have ever owned. The 8x zoom is what sold me on this one. I wanted a digital camera but I didn't want one that only sold digital zoom, which reduces the MP the second you use it. The focus on a few pics has been fussy, but then I learned how to use it. By holding the shutter button halfway down the camera focuses, which takes 2-3 seconds, and when the "action" shot is ready press it down all the way. This mean this takes planning, which is impossible for some. But I have a 16-month old and cathching him smiling is a trick, but I continue to do so with this camera. Also the amount of different modes that this camera contains is amazing. To list a few action, landscape, potrait, black and white, sephia, etc... Well for those in doubt read the directions, you may learn something. Rating: - Excellent pics, user friendly but bulky This camera makes excellent pictures and is extremely user friendly although larger & heavier than most other digitals. Has a few settings (color & greater zoom) that the HP PS812 doesn't and will probably be my final choice for that reason. Upon receipt I noticed that there were pixels on the LCD display screen that were already bad(discolored). I have noticed that on a display model also so I returned the camera and am still weighing portability over features. Overall, great camera especially for novice wantabe professional photographers. Rating: - Digicams still an immature product offering If you don't have a pressing reason to buy digital right now, I suggest you wait another year. I have used several friends and family member's cameras, and purchased the 850, all have problems. Biggest disappointment with this camera for me is image quality. Almost every shot has purple fringing, and clarity is a bit less than my father's fuji 3800 (3MPixels), and brother's year old Cannon 3Mpixel/3x camera. This is true even at ISO 100, on a tripod, with good light -- even worse otherwise. Other people's complaints are all true too: Cranky zoom, Software Crashes, etc. One thing not mentioned is that you can't adjust the LCD display for viewing angle. If you are above the camera (like if you set it on the floor to take a picture) you can't see the display. "Auto" white balance is not really auto, "fixed" would be more like it. If you are under electric lights, you have to change setting manually to get good color. Battery life complaint is not valid though. Get good batteries (1800mah or >), and they will normally last all day, then plug camera in to ac adapter at night and you are ready to go in the morning, don't even have to remove batteries. One really nice thing is unlike other cameras, simply plugging the camera into the computer will download all the pictures with NO intervention required on your part. Despite my gripes, this seems like the best the state of the art has to offer at this time and price point for overall issues I care about, and is good enough to switch away from film for. To get a really nice camera right now it seems you have to spend about $...., sigh. You may want to consider fuji s602 though. Some discounters sell it for around $.... Wish list: Eliminate digital zoom. Full manual control using SLR type barrel rings. Who needs a motor to zoom? Costs more, works worse. HP EVF better than most, but still worse than instamatic like glass view finder. Save the money, keep it simple. Should take larger memory cards, limited to 128M.

HP PS850 4MP Digital Camera w/ 8x Optical Zoom Electronics

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